If you’re craving some great racing action at America’s Hometown Track, your wait will not be much longer.

In just over two weeks, the engines will roar back to life at South Boston Speedway for the running of the Mason Dixon 500. The two-day event is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17. Highlighting the weekend’s activities will be a 250-lap race for the region’s best NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock Car Division competitors and a 250-lap event for the touring PASS Super Late Model competitors.

Practice for both divisions will be held on Friday, October 16, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Grandstand gates will open at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, and will be followed by qualifying time trials for both races, which will get cranked up at 4 p.m.

Grandstand gates will open on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. A NASCAR Late Model last chance 50-lap race will get the green flag at noon and will be followed by a Fan Appreciation Session on the four-tenths mile asphalt oval. The first race of the day on Saturday, Oct. 17 will get the green flag at 3:00pm.

Check out the track’s website for the complete schedule of events for the two days.

Take advantage of discounted advanced ticket sales before it’s too late. Advanced tickets for Saturday’s feature races are on sale now at the speedway office. Advanced tickets are only $15, but the price goes up to $20 on race day. Tickets can be ordered over the phone at 434-572-4947 or in person at the main track office located just inside the main ticket gate.

Just two weeks after the Mason-Dixon 500 at South Boston Speedway, the USARacing Pro Cup Series, formerly known as the Hooters Pro Cup Series, championship will be waged on the four-tenths mile asphalt oval. The 250-lap race will help decide the 2009 USARacing Pro Cup Series champion.

Also scheduled for action on Oct. 31 will be an event for the Limited Sportsman Division. Many of the area’s top Limited Sportsman Division teams are expected to be on hand for that event.

For more information, visit the track’s Web site at www.southbostonspeedway.com or phone the track at (434) 572-4947 or toll free at 1-877-440-1540.